Animals

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• Helpful cow to be killed because of refusal to help stepdaughter. B335.7
• Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero. B336
• Weapons made from bones of helpful horse. B338
• Death of helpful animal – miscellaneous. B339
• Truth-telling dog killed so as to hide murder. B339.1
• Treatment of helpful animals – miscellaneous. B340
• Helpful animal's injunctions disobeyed. Disaster follows. B341
• Cat leaves house when report is made of death of one of his companions. His master has been told to say "Robert is dead". As soon as this is said, the cat leaves. B342
• Large reward given for return of helpful animal. B343
• Grateful animals. B350
• Animals grateful for rescue from peril of death. B360
• Animals grateful for rescue from pit. B361
• Animal grateful for rescue from drowning. B362
• Animal grateful for rescue from net. B363
• Lion is freed from net by mouse. Mouse asks that his son marry lion's daughter. Request granted. The mouse is trampled to death by his bride. B363.1
• Animal grateful for other rescue. B364
• Animal grateful for rescue from trap. B364.1
• Animal grateful for rescue from fire. B364.2
• Insect having fallen on back grateful for being turned over. B364.3
• Bird grateful for being saved from attacking serpent. B364.4
• Animal grateful for rescue from mud. B364.5
• Animal grateful for rescue of its young. B365
• Bird grateful for rescue of its young. B365.0.1
• Animal grateful for rescue of its mate. B365.1
• Animal grateful to hero for preventing destruction of nest. B365.2
• Ant grateful for preventing destruction of nest. B365.2.1
• Animal grateful for release of relative. B365.3
• Animal grateful for ransom from captivity. B366
• Animal grateful to captor for release. B370
• Small animal released from jaws of large one: grateful. B371
• Lion spared mouse: mouse grateful. Later releases lion from net. (Cf. B363.) B371.1
• Lion spares fly: fly grateful. Later warns lion. B371.2
• Other animals grateful for release. B374
• Lion rescued from snake: thankful. B374.1
• Release of animal by hunter (fisher). B375
• Fish returned to water: grateful. B375.1
• Grateful fish grants mad hero his wish: to impregnate a princess. Later the fish saves the hero and his family from death at sea. B375.1.1
• Fish grateful for being transferred from tank to river. B375.1.2
• Frog returned to spring: grateful. Teaches hero animals' language (Cf. B217). B375.2
• Bird released: grateful. B375.3
• Eagle released: grateful. B375.3.1
• Squirrel released: grateful and helpful. B375.4
• Monkey released: grateful. B375.5
• Rat released: grateful. B375.6
• Leopard released: grateful. B375.7
• Turtle released: grateful. B375.8
• Serpent released: grateful. B375.9
• Jackal released: grateful. B375.10
• Wasp released from vase full of honey: grateful. B376
• Animal grateful for relief from pain. B380
• Grateful hyena leads lost hermit from wilderness as reward for his help. B380.1
• Thorn removed from lion's paw (Androcles and the Lion). In gratitude the lion later rewards the man. B381
• Wolf fetches a man to remove thorn from his children's paws. Does not attack the man's livestock. B381.1
• Thorn removed from monkey's tail. B381.2
• Animal grateful for removal of bone lodged in its throat. B382
• Man called by animal for help to his cubs in danger. B383
• Saint cures the blind young ones of a hyena or wolf by the sign of the cross and the application of his saliva. (Cf. D1500.1.8.1.) The animal mother is grateful. B384
• Serpent relieved from sand blown in eyes: grateful. B385
• Tigress grateful for opening of abscess. B386
• Tiger grateful for woman assisting tigress as midwife. B387
• Cobra grateful for cure of ulcer. B388
• Animals grateful for other kind acts. B390
• Animal grateful for food. B391
• Child feeds snake from its milk-bottle. B391.1
• Cobra grateful to prince for milk. B391.1.1
• Snake grateful because man feeds her young snakes milk. B391.1.2
• Snake grateful for pouring milk into its hole. B391.1.3
• Child shares food with toad. B391.2
• Hero kills horse to feed young ravens. B391.3
• Animals given water to drink: grateful. B391.4
• Hero divides spoil for animals. B392
• Animals grateful for being given appropriate food. Hero finds dog with hay and horse with meat. He changes it about. B392.1
• Animals grateful for shelter. B393
• Cow grateful for being milked. (Cf. B411.) B394
• Buffaloes grateful for care of their calves. B395
• Buffaloes grateful for being cleaned and combed. B395.1
• Cows grateful for hero's housekeeping for them. B396
• Helpful domestic beasts. B400
• Helpful horse. B401
• Helpful water-horse. B401.1
• Helpful ass. B402
• Helpful mule. B403
• Helpful camel. B405
• Helpful cow. (Cf. B354.) B411
• Helpful bull. (Cf. B182.3.1.) B411.1
• Helpful ox. B411.2
• Helpful calf. B411.3
• Helpful buffalo. B411.4
• Helpful bison. B411.4.1
• Helpful bullock. B411.5
• Helpful steer. B411.6
• Helpful sheep. B412
• Helpful goat. B413
• Helpful hog. B414
• Helpful boar. B414.1
• Helpful dog. (Cf. B524.1.1, B268.2.1. War-dogs.) B421
• Helpful cat. B422
• Helpful wild beasts. B430
• Helpful wild beasts – felidae. B431
• Helpful leopard. B431.1
• Helpful lion. (Cf. B549.1.) B431.2
• Helpful tiger. B431.3
• Helpful panther. B431.4
• Helpful wild beasts – mustelidae. B433
• Helpful otter. B433.1
• Helpful badger. B433.2
• Helpful ichneumon. B433.3
• Helpful mongoose. B433.4
• Helpful wild beasts – canidae and other carnivora. B435
• Helpful fox. B435.1
• Helpful jackal. B435.2
• Helpful wolf. B435.3
• Helpful bear. B435.4
• Helpful seal. B435.5
• Helpful hyena. B435.6
• Helpful wild beasts – rodentia. B437
• Helpful rat. B437.1
• Helpful bandicoot. B437.1.1
• Helpful mouse. B437.2
• Helpful squirrel. B437.3
• Helpful rabbit (hare). B437.4
• Helpful wild beasts – primata. B441
• Helpful monkey. B441.1
• Helpful ape. B441.1.1
• Helpful wild beasts – ungulata. B443
• Helpful deer (stag, doe). B443.1
• Helpful antelope. B443.2
• Helpful elephant. B443.3
• Helpful gazelle. B443.4
• Helpful wild hog (boar). B443.5
• Helpful hippopotamus. B443.6
• Helpful wild ox. B443.7
• Helpful wild beasts – miscellaneous. B449
• Helpful hedgehog. B449.1
• Helpful mole. B449.2
• Helpful bat. B449.3
• Helpful birds. B450
• Helpful birds – passeriformes. B451
• Helpful lark. B451.1
• Helpful nightingale. B451.2
• Helpful wren. B451.3
• Helpful crow. B451.4
• Helpful raven. B451.5
• Helpful magpie. B451.6
• Helpful sparrow. B451.7
• Helpful birds – falconiformes. B455
• Helpful vulture. B455.1
• Helpful falcon. B455.2
• Helpful eagle. See references in B322.1. B455.3
• Helpful hawk. B455.4
• Helpful kite (bird). B455.5
• Helpful birds – charidriiformes. B457
• Helpful dove. (Cf. B362.) B457.1
• Helpful pigeon. B457.2
• Helpful birds – coraciiformes. B461
• Helpful woodpecker. B461.1
• Helpful owl. B461.2
• Helpful birds – ciconiiformes. B463
• Helpful sea-bird. B463.1
• Helpful heron. B463.2
• Helpful crane. B463.3
• Helpful stork. B463.4
• Helpful birds – miscellaneous. B469
• Helpful grebe. B469.1
• Helpful swan. B469.2
• [First Edition: B461. Helpful domestic fowls.] B461[1st ed.]
• Helpful goose. B469.3
• Helpful wild goose. B469.3.1
• Helpful duck. B469.4
• Helpful wild duck. B469.4.1
• Helpful cock. B469.5
• Helpful chicken. B469.5.1
• Helpful guinea-fowl. B469.6
• Helpful turkey. B469.7
• Helpful cuckoo. B469.8
• Helpful parrot. B469.9
• Helpful paroquet. B469.9.1
• Helpful pheasant. B469.10
• Helpful fish. (Cf. B375.1. and references.) B470
• Small fish as helper. B470.1
• Helpful shark. B471
• Helpful whale. B472
• Helpful dolphin. B473
• Helpful salmon. B474
• Helpful pike. B475
• Helpful eel. B476
• Helpful octopus. B477
• Helpful insects. B480
• Helpful insects – hymenoptera. B481
• Helpful ant. (Cf. B362.) B481.1
• Helpful termite. B481.2
• Helpful bee. B481.3
• Helpful bumblebee. B481.3.1
• Helpful wasp. B481.4
• Helpful hornet. B481.5
• Helpful insects – coleoptera. B482
• Helpful firefly. B482.1
• Helpful dungbeetle. B482.2
• Helpful insects – diptera. B483
• Helpful fly. B483.1